Tennessee Statutes
§ 49-6-413 — Voluntary participation in community service
Tennessee·Title 49
(a)A student attending a public high school is encouraged to participate voluntarily in at least ten (10) hours of community service each semester that the student is in attendance. The community service shall comply with the rules promulgated by the state board of education under subsection (c).
(b)The public high school from which a student who participated each semester of attendance in community service that meets the specifications of subsection (a) graduates shall recognize the student's achievement at graduation by awarding a certificate of service, placing an appropriate designation on the student's diploma or other credential, providing a ribbon or cord to be worn with the graduation regalia, or recognizing the community service in another suitable manner.
(c)The state board of
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Legislative History
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 831,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
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